San Isidro (including Alto de San Isidro) has the most extensive documented safety coverage of Carabanchel's barrios: past reports of assaults on police officers, systematic car theft and vandalism, drug distribution and around 80 illegally squatted flats; a decade-long narcopiso at a specific address that was finally cleared by police in July 2021 after repeated reports of violence and theft including against schoolchildren. The recurrence of serious, independently reported incidents supports a red rating at night. Sources checked: Madridiario, Jan 2013; Telemadrid, Jun 2017; Telemadrid, Oct 2020 & Jul 2021 (x2); decide.madrid.es citizen proposal.
San Isidro — Madrid, Spain
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Average day
Higher caution advised night
In detail
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This rating comes from a structured local-source assessment. This specific area was reviewed against credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — and the signals were consolidated across sources rather than taken from any single report, with the reasoning and the sources shown above. Madrid publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does publish one, Wandroz uses it instead of an assessment. Where a review finds nothing documented, that is recorded as no findings rather than as a safety rating.
Frequently asked questions
Is San Isidro safe?
Wandroz currently rates San Isidro in Madrid as roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Madrid during the day and an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Madrid at night. This comes from a structured local-source assessment: an area-level review of credible local sources — local and national news, municipal and police-published material, and official surveys where they exist — consolidated across sources rather than taken from a single report. Madrid publishes no comparable neighbourhood-level crime dataset; where a city does, Wandroz uses it instead.
Is San Isidro safe at night?
At night, San Isidro is rated as an area where the data suggests extra caution relative to other neighbourhoods in Madrid. If you're unsure, it's worth checking recent local reviews for your specific street or block, since a neighbourhood-wide rating can't capture block-by-block variation.
Is San Isidro a good area to stay in as a tourist?
San Isidro's day rating (roughly average compared to other neighbourhoods in Madrid) is the more relevant one for typical daytime tourist activity; check the night rating too if you'll be out late. Note that the Booking.com link on this page searches Carabanchel, not San Isidro specifically: Booking does not list this neighbourhood as a destination of its own, so check each property's address against the map above.
Is there official crime data for San Isidro?
Not an official government crime feed — San Isidro's rating comes from Wandroz's own current local/national press and survey research for this specific area instead (see the note on this page for what was checked and the sources used). An absence of recent negative coverage is treated as inconclusive, not as proof the area is safe. If you live in or know San Isidro well, you can suggest a correction using the link below.
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